^ I can't actually find her transcribed anywhere as having said it. I'm not sure where Scott got it from.
But hey, just pick one of the other equally ridiculous things we actually know she said. Death Panels anyone? His scorn is not misplaced, even if the quote is.
Look, dissecting what she has actually said is one thing. But attacking her for what seems to be a made up quote is a complete other. Joe Biden has said some idiotic things, but I'm not gonna say it's okay to just attack him over something he did not say.
I still cannot find this quote anywhere other than a sign that was held by one of the attendees of the speech.
I did not say it was OK to attack her for something she didn't say. I said even if she didn't say it she has said plenty of other things that deserve equal ridicule, and that his scorn is not misplaced even if the quote was wrong. I acknowleged myself that the quote was probably not hers, but thanks for reminding me.
And besides, only the first line of his blog was attacking her directly for that statement, the rest of it is fair opinion/comment, he moves immediately on to a different quote of hers, one that she definitely DID say and then passes comment on issues unrelated to the initial statement.
His point about the religious right wanting to blur the line between church and state is a good one and it's something every sane American should be extremely wary of, as was his point about the Bush administration being one of the most nosy and controlling BIG governments in recent memory, in direct contradiction to the very values that the Republican party is supposed to stand for.
The point of his blog, in case you missed it, was not simply to bash that one comment of Palin's, but to point out the inherent inconsistencies between what many on the right are saying, and what they are doing. From claiming small government while spying on Americans and squandering tax payer money on illegal wars, to adopting the name of a movement that stood for almost the opposite values that they do. He lead off with an incorrect statement, but as I pointed out, there are literally hundreds of correct statements he could have chosen that would have worked just as well to make his point.
Yes, he's raging somewhat, and his focus isn't that great, but he's right to be angry about the obstructionist fools that the Republicans have become
lately. He's right to be angry about the GOP selling its soul to religious whackos for a few votes, he's right to be angry about the unprecedented atmosphere of fear and hatred they are deliberately fostering with statements such as these (take your pick), and doesn't deserve to have his entire statement dismissed because of what is, in the context of Palin's overall failure as a politician and a human being, a fairly unimportant gaffe.
Although I agree that the quote you provided of Olbermann's was outrageous, but if you think this sort of rhetoric is coming in equal amounts from both sides, and especially from those who are politicians like Palin, who lest we forget is not just a lowly commentator like Olbermann but 18 months ago was spitting distance from the flipping WHITEHOUSE and carries much sway with the GOP faithful, then you are living in cloud cuckoo land.
LOL... Have you seen this? John Stewart spent half his show destroying Glen Beck...
http://http://northofwestminster.wordpress.com/2010/03/19/the-daily-show-comes-over-all-glenn-beck/
I did yes, Stewart is a good man, more liberal commentators should be like him, he's one of the most incisive, down to earth and fair broadcasters on the air right now.
